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Asthma is divided into 4 general categories of asthma

• Intermittent Level: This is the most serious level of asthma. A person is considered to be at this level when they show symptoms of asthma are not more than 2 times a week and did not wake up at night with asthma symptoms more than twice a month. At this level, asthma attacks can last from several hours to several days, but no symptoms of an asthma attack. Between asthma attacks peak expiratory flow or “PEF” is normal and varies less than 20%. The PEF is a measure of the flow of air into the lungs. A peak flow meter is used to obtain PEF reading. Read the rest of this entry »